Horseshoe attachment.



N0. 759,810. PATBNTED MAY 10, 1904.

J. H. PINK R. ANDLAUER. HORSESHOB ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION IILED MAR. 10, 1903. N0 MODEL.

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PATBNTED MAY 10, 1904.

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APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 10, 1903- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 10, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. FINK, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND RAYMOND ANDLAUER, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS; SAID FINK vASSIGrNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF THREE-EIGHTHS TO SAID ANDLAUER, HENRY CHICK, AND ANTI-TONY L. CLARK, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

HORSESH OE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,810, dated May 10, 1904.

Application filed March 10, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknownthatweflosnrii H. FINK,residing at KansasCity, county of Jacksomand State of Missouri, and RAYMOND ANDLAUER, residing at KansasCity, county of Wyandotte, and State of Kansas, citizens of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horseshoe Attachments, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in horseshoe attachments.

The object of our invention is to provide an attachment having suitable calks adapted to be secured to the under side of a horseshoe to prevent slipping, but readily detachable therefrom when desired.

Our invention provides an attachment comprising two side members each provided with means for engaging the outer edge of the adjacent side of the shoe and means by which the members may be adjusted toward and from each other, the adjusting means providing also means by which either member may be adjusted lengthwise on the shoe independently of the other member. By this construction the apparatus is readily adapted to be titted to different sizes and shapes of shoes and to shoes in which one side is longer than the other side.

Our invention provides, further, two side members each provided with means for engaging the outer edge of the shoe at the forward part thereof, the rear end of each member being provided with means for engaging the outer edge, top, and rear side of the heel, combined with a device connecting the two members pivotally, so as to permit independent lengthwise adjustment of the two members on the shoe, the said connecting device being also provided with means for adjusting the two members toward and from each other.

Our invention provides, further, a member for a horseshoe attachment comprising abody portion adapted to be placed upon the under side of the shoe and provided at its forward Serial No. 147,099. (No model.)

end with an upwardly and inwardly extending clamping device, the rear end of the member being provided with a socket portion rising above the top side of the body and adapted to engage the outerside, top, and rear end of the heel of the shoe, that portion of the socket which engages the top of the heel being upwardly and inwardly inclined, thus adapting the socket to fit shoes of diiferent thicknesses.

Other novel features are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrative of our invention, Figure 1 is a bottom view of the attachment, in which the nut of the connecting device is elongated and provided with a hexagonal portion for gripping with the wrench. In this form the screw-threaded bolt of the connecting device is pivotally connected by a pin with one of the members. Fig. 2 is a top view of the form shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an under view of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 applied to a horseshoe, in which one side is longer than the other and illustrating how the side members may be swung lengthwise of the shoe independently of each other to permit the members to. be fitted to a shoe in which one side longer than the other. Fig. A is a top view of portions of the two side members connected by a modified form of connecting device in which the nut is in the form of a turnbuckle. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the dotted line 6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on the dotted line 0 d of Fig. 2. Fig.v -7 is a vertical sectional viewtaken on the dotted line a; b of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a bottom view of another modified form of our invention in which the bolt rotates and the nut of the connecting device is stationary, both nut and bolt of the connecting device being pivotally connected with the side members so as to swing in a plane parallel with the upper sides of the side members, thus aii'ording lengthwise adjustment of the side members on the shoe, so that the members mayengage the heels of sides having different lengths.

Fig. 9 is a top View of the form shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a bottom view of the form shown in Figs. 8 and 9 applied to a shoe having sides of different lengths. Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken on the dotted line 9 h of Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view taken on the dotted line i j of Fig. 8. Fig. 13 is a top view of still another form of connecting mechanism in which the nut has the form of a turnbuckle with a shank at one end pivotally engaging one of the side members. Figs. 14 and 15 are respectively vertical, sectional, and an end view of the form of turnbuckle-nut shown in Fig. 13. Fig! 16 shows still another modification of connection between the two side members, in which the turnbuckle-nut is pivotally engaged with a shank integral with one of the side members. Fig. 17 is a vertical sectional view taken on the dotted line is Z of Fig. 10, showing the socket portion'inverted of one side member and a portion of the inverted heel of the shoe.

Similar characters of reference indicate similar parts.

The calk-carrying mechanism comprises two side members 1 and 2, disposed oppositely to each other and provided each with a flat upper side adapted to be placed against the under side of the horseshoe. (Indicated inFigs. 3 and 10 by 3.) In the forward and rear ends of each member are secured downwardly-extending conical calks 4:, two calks being provided in the forward end of each member in the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. Each member 1 and 2 is provided near its forward end with a clamping device comprising an upwardly and inwardly extending projection 5, adapted to engage the outer edge of the forward portion of one side of the shoe. .Each member 1 and 2 is provided at its rear end I with a socket portion comprising a vertical upwardly-extending flange 6, which embraces the rear end of one heel, and an upwardly and inwardly inclined side flange 7, which engages the outer side and top of the heel of the shoe. The portion of the socket comprising the upwardly and inwardly inclined flange 7 is thus formed, so as to adapt the socket for shoes of diflerent thicknesses.

In the form of our invention shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 the connecting device comprises a horizontal transverse bolt 8, one end hexagonal portion adapted to be gripped by a wrench. The middle portion of-the member 2 is provided on its inner side with an inwardly-extending portion having a recess extending therethrough,as indicated by 11. Said recessed portion is provided with a transverse outwardly-flaring hole in which is loosely mounted a horizontal cylindrical shank 12, which forms a part of the nut 10. Uponthe shank 12 inside the recess 11 is secured by a transverse pin 13 a collar 14, one side of which is hemispherical and adapted to rest upon the convex inner side of the recessed portion of the member 2. In operating this form of our invention the side members are placed upon the under side of the horseshoe3 with the socket portions of the members 1 and 2 engaging the two heels of the shoe and the projections 5 embracing the outer edges of the forward parts of the sides of the shoe. By turning the nut 10 in the proper direction the two members 1 and 2 may be made to move toward each other until the outer edges of the shoe are tightly clamped by the socket portions and the projections 5. In most cases one side of the shoe is longer than the other, in which case the two members may be swung into the position shown in Fig. 3, the pivotal connection of the bolt 8 and the shank 12 permitting such arrangement of the side members.

In the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5 both members 1 and 2 are provided with the flattened inwardly extending central portion similar to that of member 1. (Shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.) In this form the bolt 8 is made and connected to one of the members as just described with reference to the form just described. In this form, however, the nut 15, corresponding in function to the nut 10, is in the form of a turnbuckle, one end of which is provided with a screw-threaded hole fitted to the screw-threaded end of the bolt 8. The other end of the turnbuckle-nut 15 is provided with a hole in which is fitted one end of a horizontal bolt 16, one end of which is provided with a head to prevent slipping from the turnbuckle and the other end being bifurcated and fitted to embrace the flattened portion of the member 1, to which it is connected pivotally by a transverse pin 17, which extends through openings provided in the member 1 and the bolt 16. This form of our invention is applied to the shoe in the manner described with reference to the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

In the form shown in Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 17 the side members 1 and 2 are constructed similarly to those already described in connection with Figs. 1, 2, and 3, save that the member 1 is provided with a recessed central portion, as described with reference to member 2 shown in Fig. 1. In this form a hori- Zontal bolt 18, corresponding to the bolt 8 in function, extends through the flaring holes provided in the recessed portions of members 1 and 2. One end of the bolt 18 is screwthreaded and has fitted on said end inside the recess in member 1 a nut 19, corresponding in function to the nut 10. The inner side of the nut 19 is convex shape and bears against the convex side of the recessed portion of member 1. The size of the nut 19 is such that it cannot turn in the recess 11. The opposite end of the bolt 18 inside the recess 11 of the member 2 is provided with a collar 14, to which it is secured by a transverse pin 13. The said collar and pin have the same functions as the collar and pin designated by the same reference-numerals and shown in Fig. 1. The bolt 18 between the two members 1 and 2 is provided with a hexagonal portion, by means of which the bolt may be turned. In this form of our invention the members 1 and 2 are applied as already described, and adjustment toward and from each other is attained by turning the bolt 18 in the proper direction.

In the modification shown in Figs. 13, 14, and 15 the members 1 and 2 have their central inwardly-extending portions formed as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The bolt 8 is made as shown in said figures. The turnbuckle-nut 20 is made as shown in Fig. 4, excepting that the end not fitted on the bolt 8 is provided with a shank 21, which extends through the transverse hole in the recessed portion of member 2. On the said shank is mounted in the recess 11 a collar 14, secured to the shank by a pin 13. The collar 14 and pin 13 correspond in' form and use to the ones referred to hereinbefore by the same numerals of reference. In this form the members 1 and 2 are fitted to the shoe in the manner already described. Adjustment toward and from each other of the members 1 and 2 is attained by turning the turnbuckle-nut 20 in the proper direction.

In the form shown in Fig. 16 the same style of turnbuckle-nut 15 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is used. It is connected in the same manner to the member 2. The member 1 in this form is formed with an integral horizontal inwardly-extending shank 22, extending at its outer end through the outwardly-flaring hole in one end of the turnbuckle-nut 15. A transverse pin 23 is secured in the shank 22 inside the turnbuckle-nut 15, securing the nut to the shank, but permitting the turnbuckle to swing on the shank. This form is applied and adjusted to the shoe as described with reference to the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Other modifications may be made in our in- 'vention without departing from its spirit.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a horseshoe attachment, the combination with: two side members adapted to be placed upon the under side of the horseshoe andprovided each with means for engaging the outer edge of the adjacent side of the shoe, of a screw-threaded bolt, a pin extending through the said bolt and one of the said side members at right angles to the upper side of said side member, and a nut mounted upon the screw-threaded portion of the bolt and pivotally connected to the other member so as to swing in the same plane in which the bolt swings.

2. In a horseshoe attachment, a member provided with means for engaging the forward outer edge of one side of a horseshoe and provided at its rear end with a socket portion adapted to engage the outer side, top and rear end of the heel of the shoe, that portion of the said socket which engages the top of the heel being upwardly and inwardly inclined, so as to be adapted to fit shoes of different thicknesses.

3. A member for a horseshoe attachment comprisinga body portion adapted to be placed upon the under side of the horseshoe and provided at its forward end with an upwardly and inwardly inclined projection adapted to engage the outer edge of the forward part of the shoe, and provided at its rear end with a socket portion raised above the body and adapted to engage the outer side, top and rear end of the heel of the shoe, that portion of the socket which engages the top of the heel being upwardly and inwardly inclined, so as to fit shoes of different thicknesses.

4. A horseshoe attachment comprising two side members provided with means for engaging the horseshoe, a screw-threaded bolt pivoted to and movable in a plane parallel with one of said members, and a turnbuckle rotatively connected with the said screw-threaded bolt and the opposite side member.

5. In a horseshoe attachment, the combination with two side members provided with means for engaging the horseshoe, of two bolts, one of which is screw-threaded, said bolts being pivotally connected one to each of said members so as to swing in a plane parallel with the top thereof, a turnbuckle having at one end a screw-threaded hole in which is rotativeiy fitted the said screw-threaded bolt, the other end of the turnbuckle being rotativcly connected with the other bolt.

6. In a horseshoe attachment, the combination with two side members provided with means for engaging the shoe, of two devices pivotally connected with the said side members, one to each side member, of a member rotatively connected with each of said devices and adjustable toward and from one of said devices.

7. In a horseshoe attachment, the combination with two side members provided with means for engaging the shoe, of two bolts one names to this specification in presence of two of which is screw-threaded, two pins pivoting subscribing witnesses.

respectively the two bolts to the said side mem V JOSEPH H. FIN IQ bers, and a member rotatively connected with RAYMOND ANDLAUER. 5 one of said bolts and having a screw-threaded Witnesses:

hole fitted to the screw-threaded bolt. WARREN D. HOUSE,

In testimony whereof we have signed our R. E. HAMILTON. 

